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RT @sixtus: Lutz Donnerhacke fasst auf Zeit.de hübsch kompakt die Faktenlage zum Internet-Sperrvorhaben zusammen http://tr.im/lfEP #
@avdi WRT-54G and WRT-54G2, from Linksys/Cisco. in reply to avdi #
@DocKlaus Populismus waere dem Volk nach’m Maul reden (mehr oder weniger). Die grossen Parteien sind nur noch Machtgeil. in reply to DocKlaus #
@DocKlaus Die Schwaetzer. Die Anhoerung ist wegen der [...]

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@blowmage Or you could build a VM server: Multicore CPU with VT, loads of RAM, Linux + Xen as vritualization solution. in reply to blowmage #
@blowmage Ouch. Yeah, in that case you probably need a replacement. Or run fewer VMs. in reply to blowmage #
@blowmage Is it that difficult to upgrade RAM on a Mac? [...]

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@peterc Maybe the porn wants its foreplay? in reply to peterc #
@Asphar Wenn ueberhaupt. in reply to Asphar #
@peterc LOL. Nope. The Wild West was neither Wild, nor were women back then unskilled with the man’s tools. Like rifles. in reply to peterc #
@Asphar Gibt da ja auch nix, dass man [...]

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The Twitter/Ruby on Rails world is abuzz with the “Rails Maturity Model”.
So, curious fellow that I am, I have taken a look at the website.
And I’m left with a big “huh?”
Yes, that’s right, I have no idea what it is about. And I have the feeling that I’m not alone in this. A lot of [...]

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This article has two parts: One is a bit analytical, the other is highly opinionated (so, probably more fun to read).
A bit of exposition first: Somebody did a technical presentation at a technical conference. Unfortunately, a few members took offence at the presentation. Not its contents, mind you, but the way the presentation was done. [...]

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@cameronreilly Agreed. As I said: the desktop metaphor is broken. An abstraction that leaks enormously. in reply to cameronreilly #
@cameronreilly Why submit to a broken paradigm in the first place? Why imitate something, if something new is more powerful? Like multitouch in reply to cameronreilly #
@cameronreilly The Desktop metaphor is broken anyway. And 3D jsut [...]

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